SUMMERFEST 2017

THE POWER OF FIVE

One night, three quintets spanning centuries, that will broaden sonic frontiers. Beethoven’s sole string quintet is operatic in its scope. Dvoŕák adds a string bass for a beautiful new sonority. Xiaogang Ye’s West Coast Première combination of pipa and string quartet is a lyric breakthrough.

WATCH!

WU MAN: Playing the Pipa
c/o CalPerformances

PRELUDE 7 PM

Conversation with Lei Liang hosted by Tiffany Wai-Ying Beres
Tiffany Wai-Ying Beres, Chinese art historian and curator hosts a conversation with composer and UC San Diego professor Lei Liang to explore the development of Chinese contemporary music. They will discuss how these new compositions are able to engage Asian musical heritage with Western traditions in a dynamic musical dialogue, and what it means to be a Chinese composer working today.